Discounted pork
The strategy is to clip the pork barrel to a relatively modest amount compared to the voracious numbers in the 2024 and 2025 national budgets.
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The strategy is to clip the pork barrel to a relatively modest amount compared to the voracious numbers in the 2024 and 2025 national budgets.
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) has intensified nationwide operations to ensure public safety ahead of the observance of All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days…
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Senator Loren Legarda has urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to conduct a comprehensive review of questionable infrastructure projects in…
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The Senate on Monday flagged more than 6,000 infrastructure projects worth P271 billion in the proposed 2026 budget of the Department of Public Works and…
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Senator Win Gatchalian on Monday, 27 October, flagged over 6,000 projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) worth P271 billion for 2026.
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The Senate on Monday flagged more than 6,000 infrastructure projects worth P271 billion in the proposed 2026 budget of the Department of Public Works and…
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Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday urged Congress to grant local government units (LGUs) a stronger role in the 2026 national budget process,…
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The Senate Finance Subcommittee, led by Senator Sherwin Gatchalian and Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, has approved the Department of Agrarian Reform’s…
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The national government recorded higher revenues in the first nine months of 2025, keeping the budget deficit below target as tax collections continued to…
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The City Government of Muntinlupa has proposed a P10.07-billion executive budget for 2026, maintaining its focus on inclusive development and continued…
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The mother of all insertions could be an item in the budget called the Convergence and Special Support Program (CSSP), which totaled P828 billion. This aligns…
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Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday raised concerns over a proposed P6.3-billion budget cut for the government’s emergency employment program, Tulong…
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In Congress, they’re worming their way into the ‘ayuda’ or social amelioration programs.
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The Supreme Court has been urged by former Bayan Muna lawmakers Neri Colmenares, Carlos Isagani Zarate, and Ferdinand Gaite to immediately resolve their…
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The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) fully awarded all bids for Treasury bills (T-bills) in Monday’s auction, raising the full program amount of P25 billion amid…
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For many families in Novaliches, the simple act of switching on a light now means so much more. Through the efforts of the Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Manila…
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The House’s remorseless pushing of its version of the 2026 national budget, perpetuating the same scheme that enabled plunder through anomalous flood control…
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A House lawmaker leading budget discussions on Monday sought to allay public concerns that the proposed 2026 national budget could be plagued by corruption in…
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